JUDGMENT

(Prayer: Criminal Appeal has been filed under Section 374(2) of Code of Criminal Procedure, praying to call for the records in Spl.Case No.1 of 2013 on the file of the learned Special Judge, Prevention of Vigilance, Villupuram and set aside the conviction and judgment dated 24.07.2014.)

1. The appellant herein is the former Deputy Tahsildar. He was convicted by the Special Court (Anti-Corruption Cases), Villupuram in S.C.No.1 of 2013, dated 24.07.2014, for the offence under Sections 7 and 13(2) r/w 13(1)(d) of the Prevention of Corruption Act, 1988. Aggrieved, this Criminal Appeal is preferred.

2. The brief facts of the case:-

Shanmugam(defacto complainant), who was running Meera Driving School at Thirukovilur to get Driving School License was in need of solvency certificate. Hence, made application to the Tahsildar, Villupuram for solvency certificate on 24.09.2001. The said application was forwarded to the Revenue Inspector for further action. When Shanmugam (PW-2) approached the Revenue Inspector, he directed him to fill up certain forms and hand over to the Deputy Tahsildar, Balakrishnan, who is the accused/appellant herein. Accordingly, he submitted the form